• 257 A.D. — martyrdom of Saturninus of Toulouse
• 275 A.D. — martyrdom of Philomenus of Ancyra

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What did the Romans ever do for us? Roads, wine and pet CATS – who only became our companions in Europe 2,000 years ago, study finds | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15334929/Romans-brought-cats-Europe-2000.html

A large pre-Roman Gallic settlement with a powerful defensive system that endured after the conquest has been discovered

A large pre-Roman Gallic settlement with a powerful defensive system that endured after the conquest has been discovered

1,800-year-old Roman statue unearthed in city of Blaundos
https://en.yenisafak.com/life/1800-year-old-roman-statue-unearthed-in-city-of-blaundos-3711242

A Tomb of the Lady of the Inverted Diadem Discovered in Greece, a Queen Fallen from Grace at the End of the Dark Age

Tomb of the Lady of the Inverted Diadem Discovered in Greece, a Queen Fallen from Grace at the End of the Dark Age

The Lady with the Inverted Diadem

The Lady with the Inverted Diadem

Archaic-era cemetery unearthed in Viotia | eKathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1288089/archaic-era-cemetery-unearthed-in-viotia/

Termessos excavations reveal ancient tombs and sarcophagi
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/termessos-excavations-reveal-ancient-tombs-and-sarcophagi-216216

Professor discovers secret markings that went unnoticed on Roman cups for 1,500 years | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/ancient-roman-glass-cup-secret-b2874134.html#

Scholar Uncovers Secret Lost for 1,500 Years Hidden on the Back of a Roman Glass Cup
https://scitechdaily.com/scholar-uncovers-secret-lost-for-1500-years-hidden-on-the-back-of-a-roman-glass-cup/

Pompeii: How robots and AI are restoring the site’s shattered Roman frescoes | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/pompeii-robots-ai-roman-frescoes-b2874263.html

The World of The Hearts of Heroes – Part II – Viroconium Cornoviorum: Civitas of Roman Britain |

The World of The Hearts of Heroes – Part II – Viroconium Cornoviorum: Civitas of Roman Britain

How an Ancient Greek Story Became the Modern Marathon
https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/11/28/how-an-ancient-greek-story-became-the-modern-marathon/

The Thesmophoria: Ancient Greece’s Original Thanksgiving – A Women-Only Harvest Festival
https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/11/28/the-thesmophoria-ancient-greek-harvest-festival-and-thanksgiving-2

The Ugly Truth Behind Emperor Augustus’ Legendary Roman Myths – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/11/27/ugly-truth-emperor-augustus-legendary-roman-myths/

Herodotus and the Indian Tribe That Ate Their Parents: How Ancient Greeks Saw the World – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/11/28/herodotus-indian-tribe-ate-parents-ancient-greeks/

Punic overstruck on Roman – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Punic overstruck on Roman

Inspiring Fakes – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Inspiring Fakes

Friday Quick Hits and Varia | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Friday Quick Hits and Varia

Two Ways to Decline Zeus: Paradigm, Text, and Story in Iliad 5 – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Two Ways to Decline Zeus: Paradigm, Text, and Story in Iliad 5

Archaeology Fragments Quiz: Can you work out what these mysterious artifacts are? | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/archaeology-fragments-quiz-can-you-work-out-what-these-mysterious-artifacts-are

Mussolini, Batman, Herakles – Mainzer Beobachter

Mussolini, Batman, Herakles

PaleoJudaica.com: Missing-women mysteries in NT manuscripts?
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/11/missing-women-mysteries-in-nt.html

PaleoJudaica.com: More excavations in the Kingdom of Ugarit
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/11/more-excavations-in-kingdom-of-ugarit.html

PaleoJudaica.com: On Aramaic in 2025
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/11/on-aramaic-in-2025.html

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Manuscripts and Archives: Comparative Views on Record-Keeping
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/11/manuscripts-and-archives-comparative.html

Peregrinus Proteus and the “forbidden food”: a comparison between Cynicism and Early Christianity
https://journals.openedition.org/aitia/12492

A Latin Novella for Beginners Margarita Murilegus. (A.) Cooper. Published 2023. ISBN 979-8393558635. Paperback. Pp. 86. Independently published. £9.99. – An Advanced Beginner Latin Novellas Margarita et feles Graeca. (M.) Cooper. Published 2024. ISBN 979-8852150561. Paperback. Pp. 122. Independently published. £8.99. – A Latin Novella for Beginners Poppaea et caper fugitivus. (A.) Cooper. Published 2023. ISBN 979-8396340220. Paperback. Pp. 81. Independently published. £9.99. | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/latin-novella-for-beginners-margarita-murilegus-a-cooper-published-2023-isbn-9798393558635-paperback-pp-86-independently-published-999-an-advanced-beginner-latin-novellas-margarita-et-feles-graeca-m-cooper-published-2024-isbn-9798852150561-paperback-pp-122-independently-published-899-a-latin-novella-for-beginners-poppaea-et-caper-fugitivus-a-cooper-published-2023-isbn-9798396340220-paperback-pp-81-independently-published-999/F1A21B039384CB069F7FF6A0A47EF10A?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Mark Haddon. Dogs and Monsters ISBN 978-1529929188, Paperback, Pp 288, Vintage, £9.99 | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/mark-haddon-dogs-and-monsters-isbn-9781529929188-paperback-pp-288-vintage-999/189B579F220EAB031E76EA49E3BC7439?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

Iliad, Odyssey, and statistics | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-classics-teaching/article/iliad-odyssey-and-statistics/6689AA7D07988F9F9E1033F7029251C1?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles

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99: The Arrival in Sicily – Casting Through Ancient Greece – Apple Podcasts

Ancient Warfare Podcast: AWA385 – Did the ancients fight with their cloaks on?
https://ancientwarfare.libsyn.com/awa385-did-the-ancients-fight-with-their-cloaks-on

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(709) Robots help piece together Pompeii’s fragmented ancient frescoes | REUTERS – YouTube

(711) Turkish archaeologists uncover ancient Christian basilica – YouTube

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Project MUSE – All in the Family
https://muse.jhu.edu/book/138819

15 | 2025 – Varia – Eugesta
https://www.peren-revues.fr/eugesta/1591

OIKOS Crash Course in Greek Palaeography 2026 – Leiden University
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2026/05/oikos-crash-course-in-greek-palaeography-2026

• 66 (or 67) A.D. — the emperor Nero proclaims the “freedom of the Greeks”

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Ancient remains in Sapanca Lake may date back to Late Antiquity
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-remains-in-sapanca-lake-may-date-back-to-late-antiquity-216181

Scorobir Scythian Necropolis in Poltava region may contain up to one thousand burial mounds
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/4063523-scorobir-scythian-necropolis-in-poltava-region-may-contain-up-to-one-thousand-burial-mounds.html

Why ancient Roman buildings last for millennia
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0mk1gdc/why-ancient-roman-buildings-last-for-millennia

2,000-year-old gold ring holds clue about lavish cremation burial unearthed in France | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/2-000-year-old-gold-ring-holds-clue-about-lavish-cremation-burial-unearthed-in-france

A Remarkably Rich Roman-Era Funeral Pyre Discovered in Southwestern France – Arkeonews
https://arkeonews.net/a-remarkably-rich-roman-era-funeral-pyre-discovered-in-southwestern-france/

Ancient Spanish skull reveals Roman intimidation campaign | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-876398

If ancient Romans didn’t understand calories, how was their theory of nutrition so accurate? | HistoryExtra
https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/ancient-theory-of-nutrition-accurate/

Pompeii, RePAIR The research project for the reassembly of fragmented frescoes using an “intelligent robot” comes to an end – Pompeii Sites
https://pompeiisites.org/en/comunicati/pompeii-repair-the-research-project-for-the-reassembly-of-fragmented-frescoes-using-an-intelligent-robot-comes-to-an-end/

Hera Sanctuary on the Sele River reopens with new archaeological trail
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/hera-sanctuary-on-the-sele-river-reopens-with-new-archaeological-trail

Secret behind Temple of Venus’s resilient construction uncovered
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-secret-temple-venus-resilient-uncovered.html

Thousands of Ancient Coins in Senon Reveal History of Gallic and Roman France – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/11/27/ancient-coins-senon-history-gallic-roman-france/

[paywalled] Using iconodiagnosis to introduce medical students to dwarfism: the case of an ancient Greek chous | springermedicine.com
https://www.springermedicine.com/using-iconodiagnosis-to-introduce-medical-students-to-dwarfism-t/51763494

[paywalled] What did the Romans ever do for us? They brought cats to Britain
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/27/romans-brought-cats-to-britain/

[wtf?]Benefit Your Friend, Hurt Your Enemy: Ancient Greek Tribal Justice – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/11/26/friend-enemy-ancient-greek-tribal-justice/

Turkey unveils rare and ancient Christian fresco during the pope’s visit | Middle East Eye
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-unveils-rare-christian-artefact-during-popes-visit

Archeologists Showcase Greek Warrior-Princess Finds
https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/11/27/archeologists-showcase-greek-warrior-princess-finds/

Roman mosaic to go on permanent display in Colchester
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vjk00n2yeo

The Mask of Agamemnon in China: Ancient Artifact Meets 3D Technology – GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2025/11/27/replica-mask-agamemnon-china/

Cirencester: Pre-Christian jug found at Cotswold Auction | Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/25653372.cirencester-pre-christian-jug-found-cotswold-auction/

AI Set to Transform Archaeological Protection at Vindolanda Roman Fort
https://www.vindolanda.com/news/ai-set-to-transform-archaeological-protection-at-vindolanda-roman-fort?

Crime Scene Ephesus – Cleopatra and Rome

Crime Scene Ephesus – Cleopatra and Rome

What the newspapers reported in ancient Rome | The Spectator Australia

What the newspapers reported in ancient Rome

Marguerite Yourcenar’s lyrical excavations – Apollo Magazine

Marguerite Yourcenar’s lyrical excavations

How can white marble provenance studies change our perception of the stone trade in the Roman Empire: analysing inland Thrace, a terra incognita | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-06228-2

Socrates and Alcibiades, by Kristian Zahrtmann (1843 – 1917) – The Historian’s Hut

Socrates and Alcibiades, by Kristian Zahrtmann (1843 – 1917)

The Suspicious Death Of Consul Afranius Dexter And The Chaotic Trial Of His Suspected Killers – The Historian’s Hut

The Suspicious Death Of Consul Afranius Dexter And The Chaotic Trial Of His Suspected Killers

Lucian of Samosata – The Historian’s Hut

Lucian of Samosata

Are We Human, Or Are We Chancer? | Sphinx

Are We Human, Or Are We Chancer?

Graham Hancock Searches for His Lost Civilization in the Sahara – JASON COLAVITO
https://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/graham-hancock-searches-for-his-lost-civilization-in-the-sahara

Validating Our Literary Testimony – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Validating Our Literary Testimony

Quantifying Precious Metals – Liv Mariah Yarrow

Quantifying Precious Metals

Thanksgiving Liveblog: Books, Music, and Turkey! | Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Thanksgiving Liveblog: Books, Music, and Turkey!

PaleoJudaica.com: Thanksgiving and the Sifting Project
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/11/thanksgiving-and-sifting-project.html

PaleoJudaica.com: A first-century Latin sortilege inscription from Cartagena
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/11/first-century-latin-sortilege.html

PaleoJudaica.com: Phoenician shipwreck exhibition in Cartagena
https://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2025/11/phoenician-shipwreck-exhibition-in.html
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Episode 167 – The Gallic Sack of Rome – Part 2 – The Partial Historians – Ancient Roman History with smart ladies

Episode 167 – The Gallic Sack of Rome – Part 2

The World’s Oldest Letters – The Ancients | Acast

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(692) 10 Ancient History Myths Busted in 2025 – YouTube

(693) The sarcophagus in the Great Pyramid is too big! – YouTube

Oedipus on Broadway: A Greek tragedy for the disinformation age | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/tv/video/amanpour-strong-manville-oedipus-broadway

(693) Israel Archaeology Land Seizure Sparks Outrage – YouTube

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ANE Today, 27 November 2025 – The Ancient Near East Today
https://ancientneareasttoday.substack.com/p/ane-today-27-november-2025?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3497924&post_id=179932774&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

• 43 B.C. — the lex Titia de triumvirato gave G. Julius Caesar Octavianus, Marcus Antonius, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus the title of triumviri rei publicae constituendae with near-dictatorial powers for a period of five years
• 8 B.C. — death of the poet Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus)
• ca 110 A.D. — birth of Hadrian’s paramour Antinoos